Wonkette motorist operative “Marcus” sent us this telephone picture of the rather uncouth car he was stuck behind yesterday, during the Super Bowl of Retardation. This fellow hates Obama so much that he — and we’re presuming “he,” because how unladylike! — chose to attach a massive cut-out of a donkey shitting Obama’s head on his rear windshield, at the expense of his visibility. Another sticker reads, “King’s Dream is a Nightmare.” Oh that silly Martin Luther King Jr., always ripe for a joke. After the jump, another wacky leftover operative photo, from a Hill office. MORE »

• DICK ARMEY QUITS LAW FIRM TO BECOME FULL-TIME LYING EXPLOITATIVE LIAR: Former Republican House majority leader Dick Armey, head of one of the most prominent wingnut Astroturfing organizations, FreedomWorks, is quitting his “real job” at a law firm for rather Palinesque quittery reasons. “The firm is busy with its business, and shouldn’t be asked to take time out from their work, to defend themselves of spurious allegations,” he said, referring to how he has publicly shamed his law firm by running the very evil FreedomWorks. [Jim Galloway/AJC]

* Heard on the Hill: There is a woman from DC on the American Idol television program, apparently… Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) roomed with, got lots of lectures from ex-House Ways and Means Chairman Bill Thomas… “GOP Sens. Richard Shelby (Ala.) and Craig Thomas (Wyo.) crossed party lines to vote to adjourn for the weeklong Presidents Day recess.” [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: How did “famous” DC-ites do in their Oscar predictions? … Ralph Nader: still a dick. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: Press Club dinner scandal! Mice at the Hilton! … Our next president to be chosen by Judge Judy… Press corps not allowed to watch Idiocracy on Air Force 2. [Examiner]
* Washington Whispers: Mitt Romney uses PowerPoint at campaign events… Al Gore is secretly just trying to make enough money to finance his ‘08 campaign himself… Dick Armey quit smoking. [USN&WR]
* Shenanigans: SCOTUS to rule on important car chase law… Hill staffers emailing around funny joke about Bush and JetBlue, look, you should just go read it, we can’t do it justice. [Politico]

• Washington Whispers: John Kerry hunted birds, grilled meat, and watched football on male-bonding trip to Nebraska. . . Conservatives say Alito and Roberts are not enough to overturn Roe. . . Blogs excite Sen. Ted Kennedy but he doesn’t use a computer. . . Friends push Dick Armey as the next treasury secretary. [USN&WR]
• Inside the Beltway: DNC’s anti-Rep. Jean Schmidt billboards were rejected by ad agencies. [WT]
• Page Six: Jenna Bush reportedly lost her wallet –with her ID and $1,000 in cash– while trying to lose a suitor. [NYP]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Is Arthur Sulzberger Jr. the next to go at the Times? [NYDN]
• Rush & Molloy: Condoleezza Rice is granted access to Mozart’s piano. . . Al Gore set to meet-up with college roommate Tommy Lee Jones. [NYDN]